Senior School Profile

2022-2023
An International Baccalaureate World School

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DÜSSELDORF e.V.

Niederrheinstraβe 336 | 40489 | Dϋsseldorf | Germany
+49 (0)211 9406 777 | [email protected] | www.isdedu.de

Director
Frank Tschan | [email protected]

Senior School Principal

Colin Campbell | [email protected]

IB Diploma Programme Coordinator

Clinton Olson | [email protected]

COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT OFFICE

Tel: +49 (0)211 9406 722 | www.isdcounselling.org
CEEB CODE: 734315
Grade 9-12 Counsellors
Keith Layman (A-I) | [email protected]
Marlene Mika (J-R) | [email protected]
Ginny Reiss (S-Z) | [email protected]

German Higher Education Counsellor

Andrea Wagner | [email protected]

Japanese Higher Education Counsellor Noriko

Kitagawa-Axmann | [email protected]

Administrative Support
Julie Massong | [email protected]
Cecile Fajardo | [email protected]

ACCREDITATION
OUR VISION ISD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
A learning community that supports your journey beyond where you To be awarded the ISD High School Diploma (HSD) a student must:
think you can go. ▪ Complete Gr. 9-12 or their equivalents, including Gr. 12 at ISD with an
attendance record of 95% or better in each year.
OUR MISSION
▪ Complete Gr. 9 & 10 (MYP 4 & 5) with no more than two final grades
▪ We inspire our students to be confident, creative, critical, and
below ‘3’ in either year.
compassionate thinkers who positively contribute to a sustainable world.
▪ Complete Gr. 11 & 12 (DP 1 & 2) with a minimum of 40 points over the
▪ We challenge and support our students to be successful and
two years. A student may not have more than four final grades below ‘3’,
responsible global citizens.
of which no more than two may be in Gr. 12.
▪ We work and grow together as an international community of learners.
▪ Non-DP students who successfully complete the Extended Essay will
OUR SCHOOL earn 3 points toward their ISD High School Diploma.
The International School of Düsseldorf is an independent, non-profit, higher ▪ Take at least one year of English B, English Language & Literature, or
education preparatory school founded in 1968. ISD has approximately 910 English Literature in Gr. 11 or 12.
students enrolled in Reception–Gr. 12, with close to 600 students ▪ Take two consecutive years of the same foreign language.
representing 55 nationalities enrolled in the Senior School (Gr. 6-12). ▪ Successfully complete Gr. 9 & 10 MYP Service as Action (SasA) and
Germany (28%), U.S.A. (11%), Japan (10%), the UK (5%) and China (4.5%) Gr. 11 & 12 DP Creativity | Activity | Service (CAS).
comprise the five largest groups. The student-faculty ratio is 9 to 1 with an
ISD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT
average class size of 14. The primary language of instruction is English.
▪ ISD follows the IB MYP & DP 7 (high) to 1 (low) grading system.
OUR FACULTY ▪ A passing grade is a 3.
The ISD Senior School has 85 faculty members representing 15 ▪ We report Gr. 9 & 10 achievement in June only (final).
nationalities. 37 hold a Master’s degree or equivalent and 3 hold a PhD. ▪ We report Gr. 11 & 12 achievement in January (mid-year) & June (final).
Several of our IB Diploma Programme (DP) teachers are also IB DP ▪ Achievement is summarized on the ISD Senior School Transcript.
Examiners and/or IB DP Senior Examiners for their subject area.
ISD SENIOR SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT COURSE NAMES (Gr. 11 & 12)
OUR CURRICULUM ▪ HSD: The course is internally assessed and reported on by the ISD
ISD is an accredited IB World School offering all three International teacher for ISD High School Diploma credit only.
Baccalaureate programmes: Primary Years (Reception–Gr. 5), Middle ▪ DP: The course is externally assessed and reported on by the IBO
Years (Gr. 6–10) and Diploma (Gr. 11–12). Gr. 9–12 students follow a 4- leading to the award of the Diploma Course Result or IB Diploma.
year higher education preparatory programme leading to the award of the
ISD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADE DESCRIPTORS
CIS/NEASC-accredited ISD High School Diploma. In Gr. 11 & 12, ISD
7 | Produces high-quality, frequently innovative work.
students may choose to complete up to six individual Diploma Course
▪ Communicates comprehensive, nuanced understanding of concepts
Results (Certificates) or the full IB Diploma Programme.
and contexts.
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (EAL) ▪ Consistently demonstrates sophisticated critical and creative thinking.
EAL students typically spend three semesters in the EAL programme while ▪ Frequently transfers knowledge and skills with independence and
attending mainstream mathematics and science classes at grade level. expertise in a variety of complex classroom and real-world situations.
After exiting the EAL programme, students must attend mainstream classes
6 | Produces high-quality, occasionally innovative work.
for one full year to graduate. EAL classes are not offered in Gr. 11 & 12,
▪ Communicates extensive understanding of concepts and contexts.
however, EAL specialists teach the DP English B HL/SL courses and
▪ Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, frequently with
provide targeted individual student support as needed.
sophistication.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ▪ Uses knowledge and skills in familiar and unfamiliar classroom and
ISD offers an array of enrichment activities at the school, local, national, real-world situations, often with independence.
and international level. This includes, but is not limited to:
5 | Produces generally high-quality work.
Fine & performing arts Individual & team sports
▪ Communicates secure understanding of concepts and contexts.
Model United Nations Student Council
▪ Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, sometimes with
Futuro Sí Judicial Board
sophistication.
Sound & Lights Yearbook Team
▪ Uses knowledge and skills in familiar classroom and real-world
Project Tanzania Music Without Borders
situations and, with support, some unfamiliar real-world situations.
The Future We Choose Peace Village International
ISTMF Math Competitions Advocates, Allies & Us 4 | Produces good-quality work.
Green Team Student-Athlete Advisory Board ▪ Communicates basic understanding of most concepts and contexts
Mentoring Programme Band, choir & music ensembles with few misunderstandings and minor gaps.
International Honour Society Duke of Edinburgh Award ▪ Often demonstrates basic critical and creative thinking.
SMART Moves Ambassadors AMIS Music Festivals ▪ Uses knowledge and skills with some flexibility in familiar classroom
ISTA Theatre Festivals Mother Tongue Language situations but requires support in unfamiliar situations.
DISCIPLINE REPORTING POLICY 3 | Produces work of an acceptable quality.
At ISD, we believe that error leads to learning. We strongly encourage ▪ Communicates basic understanding of many concepts and contexts,
students to report any serious disciplinary infractions when required on a with occasionally significant misunderstandings or gaps.
higher education application. Except in the case of expulsions, serious ▪ Begins to demonstrate some basic critical and creative thinking.
disciplinary infractions are always accompanied by elements of restitution ▪ Is often inflexible in the use of knowledge and skills, requiring support
to the community. Such penalties are considered “spent” by graduation. even in familiar classroom situations.
IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON TEACHING & LEARNING 2 | Produces work of limited quality.
In 2020-2021, Gr. 6-9 students rotated between remote and in-person ▪ Expresses misunderstandings or significant gaps in understanding for
teaching and learning according to local ministry regulations. Gr. 10-12 many concepts and contexts.
students were largely in-person for the duration of the school year. During ▪ Infrequently demonstrates critical or creative thinking.
periods of remote/blended learning, ISD adjusted the reporting model to ▪ Is generally inflexible in the use of knowledge and skills, infrequently
only include assessment evidence that confirmed or improved academic applying knowledge and skills.
achievement to ensure that no students were negatively impacted by the
blended learning model. ISD completed the 2021-2022 school year fully 1 | Produces work of very limited quality.
open, with face-to-face teaching and learning for all grade levels. We expect ▪ Conveys many significant misunderstandings or lacks understanding
this to continue for the 2022-2023 school year. of most concepts and contexts.
▪ Very rarely demonstrates critical or creative thinking.
▪ Is very inflexible, rarely using knowledge or skills.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE, CLASS RANK & ACADEMIC AWARDS IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP) MEAN SCORES | CLASS OF 2022
▪ Most ISD MYP, HSD, and DP courses last one full academic year ISD is a non-selective IB Diploma Programme school. Each year, more
and are equivalent to a 1.0 credit course. than 90% of ISD students in Gr. 11 & 12 attempt the DP.
▪ ISD calculates GPA on a 7.00 scale using ISD courses only. 80 DP candidates | 99% earned the IB Diploma | 46% Bilingual Diplomas
▪ Although ISD does not weight DP HL or SL courses, we consider all
DP courses to be honours level, particularly at HL. DP Point distribution
▪ ISD limits IB Diploma candidates to a maximum of 3 HL courses. 40-45 pts | 24% 36-39 pts | 25% 32-35 pts | 20%
▪ It is difficult to provide an accurate or meaningful class rank due to the 28-31 pts | 15% 24-27 pts | 16% BONUS | 1.56 (out of 3.0)
mobility of our students and the diversity of their educational backgrounds. Mean total score for DP candidates (out of 45)
▪ ISD does not give academic awards. 2022 | 35 2021 | 34 2020 | 33 2019 | 33 2018 | 34
Suggested ISD/U.S. GPA Equivalency Scale Mean subject score for DP candidates (out of 7)
2022 | 5.52 2021 | 5.46 2020 | 5.30 2019 | 5.18 2018 | 5.35
ISD Grade | GPA DP Descriptor U.S. Grade | GPA
7 | 7.00 Exceptional A+ | 4.30 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME RESULTS | CLASS OF 2022
6 | 6.00 Superior A/A- | 4.00 HL: Higher Level | SL: Standard Level | Scale: 7 (high) to 1 (low)
5 | 5.00 Very Good B+ | 3.50 Grade ISD World
SUBJECT Distribution Avg. Avg.
4 | 4.00 Satisfactory B | 3.00
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3 | 3.00 Mediocre C | 2.00 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE -
2 | 2.00 Poor D | 1.00 School-Supported-Self-taught (SSST)
English Lit HL 2 2 6.50 4.73
1 | 0.00 Very Poor F | 0.00 English Lit SL 2 2 3 5 5.08 5.27
German Lit HL 1 2 2 6.00 5.12
SAT SUMMARY – Class of 2018 to Class of 2023 German Lit SL 1 1 1 4.67 5.37
Japanese Lit HL 4 3 1 5.38 5.85
Section Middle 50% Mean Students Japanese Lit SL
EBRW 620 – 670 625 Eng Lang/Lit HL 3 12 9 2 5.62 5.03
Mathematics 620 – 730 630 Eng Lang/Lit SL 2 17 6 1 1 5.67 5.27
Total 1230 – 1385 1230 104 Ger Lang/Lit HL 3 1 3 1 5.75 5.57
Ger Lang/Lit SL 3 7 2 1 5.92 5.31
ACT SUMMARY – Class of 2019 to Class of 2023 SSST Lit SL 2 1
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Section Middle 50% Mean Students English B HL 1 5 4 3 5.31 5.89
English 26 – 27 25 English B SL 1 2 5.67 5.76
French B HL 2 2 2 6.00 5.38
Math 24 – 25 23 French B SL 2 2 6.50 5.12
Reading 26 – 30 25.5 German B HL 4 10 2 6.13 5.80
Science 27 – 28 26.5 German B SL 2 5 3 1 5.73 5.32
Ger ab initio SL 3 3 5.50 5.22
Composite 25 – 27 25.5 5 Spanish B HL 4 7.00 5.55
Spanish B SL 2 7.00 5.04
THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP) AT ISD Span ab initio SL 2 1 3 3 5.22 5.06
The IB Diploma is an academically challenging and balanced two-year INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES
education programme that seeks to develop students who have excellent Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS)
breadth and depth of knowledge. The curriculum addresses the intellectual, Economics HL 4 17 4 2 1 5.75 5.40
social, emotional, and physical well-being of students, preparing them for Economics SL 4 6 2 3 5.40 5.02
success in higher education and life beyond. History HL 1 7 7 1 1 5.35 5.30
History SL 1 2 4 5.57 4.76
The DP organizes teaching and learning through six subject groups: Studies ITGS HL 1 3 2 3.83 4.85
in Language & Literature; Language Acquisition; Individuals & Societies; ITGS SL 2 2 2 4.00 4.78
Sciences; Mathematics; The Arts. These are underpinned by the DP Core: Psychology HL 4 7 3 3 5.71 5.07
Theory of Knowledge (TOK); Extended Essay (EE); Creativity | Activity | Psychology SL 1 10 2 3 5.56 4.80
Service (CAS). For most DP courses, students complete externally SCIENCES
assessed coursework and then sit written exams at the end of the two-year Sports, Exercise & Health Science (SEHS)
programme. Biology HL 4 7 6 11 3 4.94 4.73
Biology SL 5 4 3 5 5.53 4.56
To be awarded the IB Diploma, a student must earn a minimum of 24 points
Chemistry HL 2 5 4 1 5.67 4.99
in three HL and three SL subjects. Students who do not pursue the full IB Chemistry SL 2 1 2 2 1 5.13 4.54
Diploma but complete the externally assessed coursework and sit the Design Tech HL 1 1 2 4.75 4.89
written exams will earn individual Diploma Course Results for each Design Tech SL 1 1 1 4.67 4.62
successfully completed course. Physics HL 3 4 1 5 2 5.07 5.09
HIGHER EDUCATION (HE) PREDICTED GRADES (PG) Physics SL 1 1 2 5.00 4.64
SEHS HL 2 2 3 1 5.63 4.98
ISD HE Predicted Grades are an evidence-based estimate of the DP grade
SEHS SL 3 1 4.75 4.18
a student is anticipated to achieve when the final DP results are released in
MATHEMATICS
July following graduation. We aim to ensure that HE Predicted Grades are: Analysis & Approaches (A&A) | Applications & Interpretation (A&I)
▪ determined by professional judgement and data-driven Math A&A HL 3 2 2 5 5.25 5.21
▪ accurate and reliable Math A&A SL 10 17 11 9 2 5.49 4.99
▪ fair and achievable Math A&I SL 6 4 6 4 1 5.48 4.39
HE PREDICTED GRADE STATISTICS | CLASS OF 2022 THE ARTS
Based on HE PGs collected for 55 students. Does not include Bonus Music HL 1 3 1 5.00 5.04
Music SL 2 1 5.67 4.71
Points for Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and Extended Essay (EE).
Theatre HL 1 1 2 1 5.40 4.97
▪ 49% of HE PGs were exact or within -/+ 1 point of the final DP result.
Visual Arts HL 1 2 3 3 5.11 4.45
▪ 71% of HE PGs were within -/+ 2 points of the final DP result. Visual Arts SL 3 2 2 5.14 4.11
▪ 87% of HE PGs were within -/+ 3 points of the final DP result.
Approximately 90% of ISD students pursue higher education within one year of graduation. The remaining students
typically pursue volunteer and/or internship opportunities or fulfil military/civil service obligations. ISD students
gained admission to the institutions below in the past five years. Class of 2022 matriculation in bold.
AUSTRALIA | University of Melbourne | AUSTRIA | Sigmund Freud University | University of Salzburg | University of Vienna | BELGIUM | VU
Brussel
CANADA | Bishop’s University (2) | Carleton University | Concordia University | Dalhousie University | McGill University (2) | Queen’s
University | Toronto Metropolitan University | University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Toronto | York University
CHINA | Shanghai University of Finance & Economics | CZECH REPUBLIC | Charles University | CYPRUS | European University Cyprus
(Frankfurt Campus) | DENMARK | Copenhagen Business School | FRANCE | Collège Universitaire de Sciences Po | EDHEC Business School
| ESCP Paris | Paris College of Art
GERMANY | Cologne Business School | EBS Universität für Wirtschaft & Recht | ESCP Berlin | Fashion Design Institut | FH Aachen | Frankfurt
School of Finance & Management | Fresenius University of Applied Sciences | Jacobs University | Katholische Stiftungshochschule München
University of Applied Sciences | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | LMU München | RWTH Aachen | SAE Institute | Studienkolleg
Düsseldorf | Touro College Berlin | TU München | WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management | WWU Münster | Zeppelin University
HONG KONG | Hong Kong University of Science & Technology | IRELAND | Trinity College Dublin (Dual w/ Columbia University) | University
College Cork | University College Dublin | ITALY | Humanitas University | LUISS Guido Carli
JAPAN (Class of 2021 Matriculation) | Aoyama Gakuin University | Chuo University | Fukui Prefectural University | Gakushuin University |
Hiroshima University | Hitosubashi University | Hokkaido University | International Christian University | Keio University | Kwansei Gakuin
University | Kyoto University of Foreign Studies | Rikkyo University | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University | Ritsumeikan University | Sophia
University (2) | Tokyo Gakugei University | University of Tokyo | University of Tsukuba | Waseda University | Yokohama National University
LATVIA | Riga International School of Economics & Business Administration | Rīga Stradiņš University | LITHUANIA | Kaunas University of
Technology | LUXEMBOURG | LUNEX University | NORWAY | BI Norwegian | ROMANIA | University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science &
Technology of Targu Mures (Hamburg Campus) | SINGAPORE | National University of Singapore | SOUTH KOREA | Sogang University |
Yonsei University | SPAIN | CEU San Pablo University (2) | ESADE Business School | EU Business School | IE University | SWEDEN |
University of Stockholm | SWITZERLAND | École Hôtelière de Lausanne | ETH Zürich | Sustainability Management School
THE NETHERLANDS | Amsterdam University College | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Erasmus University College | Fontys University of Applied Sciences | HAN University of Applied Sciences | Hanze University of Applied
Sciences (2) | Hotelschool The Hague | Leiden University | Leiden University College, The Hague | Maastricht University | Radboud University |
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences | Royal Academy of Art | Saxion University of Applied Sciences | TU Delft | TU Eindhoven | The
Hague University of Applied Sciences | Tilburg University | University of Amsterdam (3) | University of Groningen | University of Twente |
University College Groningen | University College Maastricht (2) | University College Roosevelt | University College Tilburg | University
College Utrecht | Utrecht University | Utrecht University of Applied Sciences | VU Amsterdam (2) | Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Emirates Aviation University
UNITED KINGDOM | Arts University Bournemouth | Brunel University | Cardiff University | City University | Coventry University | Durham
University | Goldsmiths, University of London | Heriot-Watt University | Hult International Business School | Imperial College London | King’s
College London | Lancaster University | Leeds Arts University | Loughborough University | Newcastle University | Nottingham Trent University
| Oxford Brookes University | Queen Mary, University of London | Queen’s University Belfast | Regent’s University London | Royal Holloway,
University of London | Solent University | The Robert Gordon University | University College London | University of Aberdeen | University of
the Arts London (2) | University of Bath | University of Birmingham | University of Brighton | University of Bristol | University of Cambridge |
University of Dundee | University of Edinburgh | University of Exeter | University of Glasgow | University of Kent | University of Leeds | University
of Leicester | University of Liverpool | University of Manchester | University of Nottingham | University of Oxford | University of St. Andrews |
University of Sheffield | University of Southampton | University of Stirling | University of Strathclyde | University of Surrey | University of
Warwick (3) | University of Westminster | University of York
UNITED STATES | American University | Bates College | Berklee College of Music | Broward College | Boston College | Boston University |
Brandeis University | Bryn Mawr College | Carnegie Mellon University | Case Western Reserve University | Clark University | Colby College |
College of the Canyons | College of the Holy Cross | Columbia University (Dual w/ TCD) | Denison University | Eckerd College | Florida
Institute of Technology | Fordham University | Harvard University | IMG Academy | Kalamazoo College | Kenyon College | Knox College | Miami
University, Oxford | Mount Holyoke College | NC State Raleigh | New York University | Northeastern University | Northwestern University |
Northern Arizona University | Oberlin College | Occidental College | Pennsylvania State University | Pepperdine University | Purdue University |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Rhodes College | Rollins College | Rutgers University | San Diego State University | Smith College | Stanford
University | Stetson University | Syracuse University | The Cooper Union | The George Washington University | The New School | The Ohio
State University | Trinity College (CT) | Union College | University of Arizona | University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Davis |
University of California, Irvine | University of California, Los Angeles | University of California, San Diego | University of California, Santa
Barbara | University of Chicago | University of Florida | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | University of Miami | University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor | University of Notre Dame | University of Pennsylvania | University of South Florida | University of Southern California | University of
Washington | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Vassar College | Wesleyan University | Yale University